Prospect Park Conservation Area
Prospect Park Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Crow Hills stands 376 m to the west, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lost Villages Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
- 19.4 mi off the Battle Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.3 mi off the The Apple Way of Londonderry
- 27.8 mi off the Mohawk Trail - MA, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Prospect Park: 0.1 mi
- Johnny Ro Veterans Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Twelvth Street Field: 0.8 mi
- Mechanic & Laurel Street Park: 1.2 mi
- Doyle Field: 1.4 mi
- M-60A3 Tank: 0.7 mi
- LTC Garnet Derby: 0.8 mi
- SGT Joshua A. Ward: 0.8 mi
- SPC Albert R. Jex: 0.8 mi
- PFC. Johnathan R. Robarge: 0.8 mi
- "Johnny Ro": 0.8 mi
- Wo Peen, The Dreamer: 6.2 mi
- Pumunangwet, He Who Soots the Stars: 6.2 mi
- Forest Bells: 10.1 mi
- The Olympic Bell: 10.1 mi
- Jocelyn Hill: 0.9 mi
- Pond Hill: 1.1 mi
- Nichols Hill: 2.2 mi
- Cowdray Hill: 2.2 mi
- Gardner Hill: 2.3 mi
- Rt 190 Cons.Area: 1.3 mi
- Fitchurg State College Conservation Land: 1.7 mi
- Lincoln Woods Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.1 mi
- Turner Pond Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Fall Brook Cons. Area: 2.4 mi
- Whale Rock: 4.1 mi
- Moses' Rock: 4.2 mi
- Coggshall Rock Ledges & Cliffs: 4.3 mi
- Painted Rock: 5.5 mi
- Observation Tower: 8.5 mi
- Lunenburg Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Ron Bouchard Racing Museum: 4.6 mi
- Fitchburg Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- Fitchburg Art Museum: 5.4 mi
- Fruitlands Museum: 6.3 mi
- Prichard Street Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Sundial Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Native Herb Garden: 6.2 mi
- Morning Glory Farm: 7.6 mi
- Ayer Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Wilder Beach: 2.7 mi
- Lunenburg Town Beach: 3.3 mi
- The Beach at Arrive: 3.3 mi
- Harvard Town Beach: 7.6 mi
- Thurston's Beach: 7.6 mi
- Ice Fall: 9.1 mi
- Ice Fall (in winter): 9.3 mi
- Old Limestone Quarry: 10.3 mi
- Sawyer Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Scar Hill Bluffs: 11.8 mi
- Cascades: 4.0 mi
- Emerson Falls: 5.9 mi
- Trap Falls: 10.1 mi
- The Falls: 15.7 mi
- Purgatory Lower Falls: 22.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.1 mi
- Trap Falls: 10.1 mi
- Family Friendly Area (Multi-use): 18.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- The Ashburnham Spring: 11.9 mi
- Mystery Spring: 16.5 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Visitor Information Center: 1.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Prospect Park Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crow Hills | W 267° | 376 m | 6.7 mi |
| Ball Hill | W 264° | 364 m | 5.8 mi |
| South Monoosnoc Hill | W 264° | 345 m | 3.6 mi |
| Bayberry Hill | WSW 247° | 325.5 m | 3.6 mi |
| Rocky Hill | SW 230° | 325 m | 4.5 mi |
| Alpine Hill | NW 310° | 318 m | 7.0 mi |
| Pearl Hill | NNW 335° | 310 m | 7.1 mi |
| Snow Hill | W 276° | 305 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:22 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:10 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:09 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:32 | 16:17 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fitchburg Muni AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/29681936
Day trips start here
- Leominster · 2 mi
- Fitchburg · 5 mi
- North County · 5 mi
- Shirley · 5 mi
- Clinton · 8 mi
- Harvard · 8 mi
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